Relationships & Dating
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Keeping Christmas Well: A Reflection on Faith and Gratitude
On Sunday, the pastor discussed the importance of keeping Christmas well. This is a line from A Christmas Carol. At the end of the book, they save Scrooge. He was known to know how to keep Christmas and keep it well. The pastor kept referring to A Christmas Carol as the Christmas story and…
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Creating Quiet Retreats Amid Holiday Chaos
Creating a Calm Space During Holiday Chaos: Tips on establishing a designated quiet area where individuals can retreat and recharge during holiday events.
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Mindfulness for the Holidays
I’ve heard a saying I agree with: “Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.” I have often gone into family gatherings, milestones, social events, etc., with specific expectations of what I want to get out of them. These could revolve around how I expected someone to respond, the emotions I wanted to feel, or the environment…
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Navigating Dating with Autism: Challenges and Insights
I was asked recently how having autism had affected my ability to date and find romantic partners. If you had asked me when I was recently diagnosed I would have told you that autism was going to be a defining challenge in my ability to find love and sustain a long-term relationship. I went through…
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Better to Have Loved?
It’s hard to think of something that I’ve embarked on in my adult life that is more complicated than dating. I’d always had crushes and wanted to spend time with the young men I found engaging, but I didn’t know how to go about it. My first substantial crush occurred in sixth grade…
Living on the Spectrum 